as in fear
a strong feeling of being worried or nervous
a film about teenage angst
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Recent Examples of angst
There’s no specific narrative at play beyond the nonconforming angst.
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Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
Writing this article has left me with a bit of angst.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
After a whole lot of angst and self-exploration.
—Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
April 15 is a day of angst for Americans who procrastinate on filing their income taxes, but in baseball, this is a day to celebrate and embrace.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for angst
Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 26 Apr. 2026
Writing this article has left me with a bit of angst.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026
After a whole lot of angst and self-exploration.
—Tina Eves, SPIN, 23 Apr. 2026
April 15 is a day of angst for Americans who procrastinate on filing their income taxes, but in baseball, this is a day to celebrate and embrace.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for angst
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angst
Noun
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Those fears have eased somewhat in recent months as some Democratic candidates advance from the pack.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
Noun
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Accessibility Rooms for those with mobility needs are in place, and the fitness club, pool, spa, and public bathrooms also address accessibility concerns.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Since then, a growing number of cities have opted to further regulate e-bikes, citing a growing number of incidents and safety concerns.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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But the following year, as the pandemic wore on and crime rates ticked up, the politics of criminal justice in the city shifted toward law-and-order anxiety, even as new waves of COVID infection struck the jails.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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War rumbles on Putin, who has ruled Russia as president or prime minister since the last day of 1999, faces a wave of anxiety in Moscow about the war in Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people, left swathes of Ukraine in ruins, and drained Russia’s $3 trillion economy.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Another reasonable worry is energy.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
14 May 2026
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With one less worry – a safe home – Denise can now imagine a future for her family.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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In the meantime, tensions remain high off the Iranian coast after the two sides exchanged fire May 7.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun and could expose tension between private needs and outside expectations.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Her fiction has long been characterized by gruesome imagery and body horror, often sustained by characters whose psychological torment proves even more distressing than their physical conditions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Donnie Darko is an odyssey of psychological torment for the movie’s lead character.—
Grace Dean,
Space.com,
2 May 2026
Noun
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Experts say carrying unresolved trauma and stress over time can affect both mental and physical health.—
Nicky Zizaza,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Under oxidative stress, harmful molecules called reactive oxygen species (ROS) directly damage cellular DNA, causing cells to age prematurely.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 May 2026
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Being separated from her parents as a baby was an unhealed sorrow for Heidi, and her anguish followed her into the messy intimacy of family life.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Her outside-looking in remembrances (Romvari shoots scenes sometimes from the perspective of looking through a window) elliptically convey much – parental anguish about what would be the best call to action for the entire family, not the upheaval felt within the family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
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“Angst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angst. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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